Westward Ho! Suzanne and Cem's adventure from New Orleans to Portland, Oregon. I created this travel blog so I could honor the end of one journey and the beginning of another. New Orleans -- you've been home for 11 years. You've given me tears and laughter, joy and sorrow, an amazing community of friends and a wonderful husband. You've taught me many lessons about life, about myself, sometimes painful, but always real. My excitement over our road trip to our new home in Portland is tangled with a knowing nostalgia for all that I will miss when I'm gone ... your complete disregard for ... full info